New insertion method of transnasal ileus tube for small bowel obstruction: Anterior balloon method.

BACKGROUND:Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is usually caused by postoperative adhesions and malignant disease, and decompression is effective for SBO. Our previous case report suggested that a new transnasal ileus tube insertion method, the anterior balloon method (ABM), could achieve decompression fo...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Yamaguchi, Kei Ikeda, Yuki Takeuchi, Rikako Kinoshita, Toru Higuchi, Hiroko Fukuda, Naoyuki Tominaga, Tomohito Morisaki, Keisuke Ario, Seiji Tsunada, Hisako Yoshida, Kazuma Fujimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6248956?pdf=render